Red Beans with Sausage
List of Ingredients
This is a very flexible recipe, you can add sausage or you can omit it to make it a vegetarian meal.
1 pound andouille, kielbasa, or other smoked sausage, or lite turkey smoked sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
2 tablespoons vegetable Oil*
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 large onion, peeled and diced
1 large green bell pepper, seeds and ribs removed, and chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic, (or 1 large clove, peeled and minced)
2 cans (1 pound each) kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups water
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
Rice, (optional) Recipe
Heat 3-quart saucepan on medium-high heat. Add sausage. Cook 3 minutes, or until lightly brown. Remove sausage from pan with slotted spoon. Discard drippings from pan. Reduce heat to medium. Add Crisco Oil to pan, along with celery, onion, green pepper and garlic. Saute 3 minutes, or until onions are translucent. Add beans, water, bay leaves, Italian seasoning, hot red pepper sauce and salt to pan. Return sausage to pan. Bring to boil.
Simmer mixture 30 to 45 minutes, or until thick. Stir occasionally. Discard bay leaves. Serve immediately over rice.
Serves 4.
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